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rasp

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of rasp

a harsh grating sound
  • the rusted lock opened with a rasp
Synonyms of rasp

creak, grind, jar, scrape, scratch
Words Related to rasp

clang, clangor, clank, clash, jangle

scuff

croak, gargle

blast, bleat, bray, screech

rasp

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of rasp

1 to make smooth by friction
  • after sawing the board in half, rasp the ends to remove any splinters
Synonyms of rasp

buff, file, grind, hone, rub, sand
Words Related to rasp

plane, scrape

sandblast, scour

burnish, dress, gloss, polish, shine, smooth

edge, hone, sharpen, strop, whet

regrind
Near Antonyms of rasp

coarsen, rough (up), roughen, scuff
2 to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface
  • the sound of fingernails rasping on the blackboard makes me cringe
Synonyms of rasp

grate, grind, scrape, scratch
Words Related to rasp

rub

groan, whine
Near Antonyms of rasp

glide, skate, slide
3 to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
  • the two siblings seemed intent on rasping each other for the entire car trip
Synonyms of rasp

aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, burn (up), chafe, eat, exasperate, frost, gall, get, grate, gripe, hack (off), irk, irritate, itch, nark [British], nettle, peeve, persecute, pique, put out, rile, ruffle, spite, vex
Words Related to rasp

hassle, heckle

nag

inflame (also enflame), provoke, rouse

badger, bait, bullyrag (also ballyrag), devil, hagride, harass, harry, pester, plague, tease

anger, antagonize, enrage, incense, infuriate, madden, rankle, roil

agitate, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, exercise, freak (out), fret, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, worry

affront, insult, miff, offend, outrage
Phrases Synonymous with rasp

get one's goat, get on one's nerves, get to, rub the wrong way, set one's teeth on edge, stick in one's craw, wear on
Near Antonyms of rasp

appease, conciliate, mollify, oblige, pacify, placate, propitiate

delight, gladden, gratify, please, satisfy

assure, cheer, comfort, console, content, quiet, reassure, solace, soothe
4 to damage or diminish by continued friction
  • during the last ice age, glaciers rasped the surface, leaving the deeply scarred rock
Synonyms of rasp

abrade, chafe, corrade, erode, fray, frazzle, fret, gall, rub, wear
Words Related to rasp

file, gnaw, grate, graze, grind, nibble, sandblast, sandpaper, scour, scrape, scuff, shave

erase, reduce, rub out, wear out, wipe (away)

bite, break down, break up, chew, corrode, decompose, disintegrate, dissolve, eat

hone, sharpen, whet

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